DID YOU KNOW that
one of the largest and
longest studies,
published recently inPLOS
One, stated that
tailored counseling
helped busy office
workers with young
children decrease their
sedentary leisure time
21 minutes per day,
which was enough to
improve some blood
biomarkers and maintain
muscle mass during a
span of one year?

Have a happy,
healthy day! Steve
and Bonnie

Boost Holiday Mood

Bonnie and
Steve: There
is one
essential
nutrient
that cannot
only get you
through the
holidays,
but also
boost your
mood.

Researchers and clinicians are finally discovering the benefits magnesium can bring for mood and mood disorders.

According to a new study inPLOS One, current treatment options for depression are limited by efficacy, cost, availability, side effects, and acceptability to patients. Their study looked at the efficacy of over-the-counter magnesium supplements for helping depression symptoms.

After six weeks of 300 mg. magnesium supplementation daily, there was a clinically significant six point net improvement in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores and net improvement in Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 scores of 4.5 points. The supplements were well tolerated and most participants reported they would use magnesium in the future. Effects were observed within two weeks.

Most important was the authors final statement: "Magnesium is effective for mild-to-moderate depression in adults."

It's not good enough if you are the only one who takes it. If everyone around you is taking it, then your mood will be that much better because their moods will be better!

So tell your family, your friends, and your coworkers. If they question you, tell them the latestDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, considered to be the Bible for psychiatrists, now lists magnesium as a mood boosting agent!

Marvelous Magnesium

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